What Fashion Designers Would the Sex and the City Characters Wear Now?

The very first episode of Sex and the City premiered 20 years ago next month. To mark this auspicious anniversary, ELLE.com is celebrating some of its most ridiculous, memorable, and controversial moments—from the fashion to the flings.

The ladies of Sex and the City didn't just have our dream jobs, or dream friends, or realistic trash boyfriends, but their style was the definition of wardrobe goals. They wore Prada to breakfast on a Tuesday like it was no big deal, crawled the Lower East Side in five-inch stilettos, and treated every day as an over-the-top sartorial opportunity. Their individual styles are iconic, and we salivate at the thought of what costume designer Patricia Field would do if she could dress them today. Ahead, see the 12 modern fashion designers that didn't exist during the tenure of SATC, but would fit the girls to a tee today. The only question is, are you an Off-White, a Céline, a Brock Collection, or a Balmain?

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Off-White

Original show counterpart: Jean Paul Gaultier

Off-White is a polarizing brand; you either get it, or you don’t. Carrie would fall in the former group, and would definitely love the collab the brand did with Jimmy Choo. Can’t you just see her running down a cobblestone street in SoHo (while you watch in fear for her ankles)?

The sultry vibe of Jacquemus is resort wear meets a wild night out on the (beach) town. It’s Carrie through and through, and the slinky, barely there dresses would fit right into that episode where Carrie throws up in the Hamptons.

Rosie Assoulin is an industry favorite for her whimsical designs that still never feel saccharine. Carrie would be BFFs with Rosie and the duo would get posh cocktails together in outrageously feminine, floral designs.

Tom Ford was on the scene when SATC aired, but back then he was heading up Gucci. At his own namesake label, it’s all about color and power suits with a heightened sense of sex appeal—i.e. exactly what Samantha gravitates toward.

The modern iteration of Carolina Herrera looks like Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren, and a circus had a baby. It's playful without veering too far from nipped waists and classic Americana, putting this striped dress right in Charlotte's wheelhouse.

Australian-based designer Emilia Wickstead brings modernity to classic cuts. This look might read more mischievous than Charlotte tends to actually be, but imagine it with a matching cardigan and pearl earrings...

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